Ringling International Arts Festival
| Ringling International Arts Festival | |
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| Dates | First week in October |
| Location(s) | Sarasota, Florida, US |
| Years active | 2009 - present |
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The Ringling International Arts Festival is an annual festival resulting from the partnership between the Ringling Museum of Art and the Baryshnikov Arts Center.[1]
Encompassing Sarasota and Manatee Counties, Florida, the annual festival is scheduled every October and includes artists from all over the world. To learn more about this year's festival, please visit www.ringling.org [2]
Background
Sarasota, Florida has been a leading centers of the arts in the Southeastern United States since the 1920s. John Ringling, lead founder of the Ringling Brothers Circus, built his winter home on Sarasota Bay and then completed construction on the Ringling Museum of Art in 1931. Upon his death in 1936, John Ringling left the Museum of Art to the State of Florida. With the museum garnering international recognition, the Sarasota area also became home to major opera, ballet, dance, and theater venues.
References
- ↑ "The Ringling". The Ringling.
- ↑ www.ringling.org